Mepolizumab prefilled syringe for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma: focus on the pediatric population.
| Autor: | Revier MD; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.; Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA., Geng B; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Expert review of respiratory medicine [Expert Rev Respir Med] 2022 Aug; Vol. 16 (8), pp. 857-865. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 05. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17476348.2022.2109465 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Eosinophil-targeted therapy with mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma has significantly improved asthma control and patient quality of life though administration in children had been restricted to health-care provider reconstitution of a lyophilized powder into a solution with in-clinic administration until recently. Here, we profile the newly FDA-approved use of mepolizumab as a prefilled syringe for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma in children aged 6-11 years old, allowing for home administration. Areas Covered: A literature search was conducted on PubMed using keywords such as mepolizumab, severe asthma, eosinophils, IL-5, anti-IL-5, children, pediatric, prefilled syringe, and home administration in several combinations. Published literature through July 2022 including clinical trials and prescribing information for mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma, particularly for use in children and as administration as a prefilled syringe, is reviewed. Expert Opinion: Asthma affects a significant number of children worldwide, and having efficacious, tolerable, targeted precision therapies for this population is crucial. Mepolizumab remains the only targeted anti-IL-5 therapy approved for pediatric asthma down to 6 years of age. The innovation of the prefilled syringe will enable home administration, which would decrease the burden of treatment, and could potentially increase adoption of therapy. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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